#287979#287979

#287979 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.076 H 195.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#287979
RGB	rgb(40, 121, 121)
HSL	hsl(180, 50%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(180, 67%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.9%, 0%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.32, -23.76, -7.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.32, 24.82, 196.78°)
OKLab	oklab(52.83% -0.0738 -0.0199)
OKLCH	oklch(52.83% 0.076 195.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.1621, 15.5051, 20.4900)
Luminance	0.1551 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#287979 #792828

analogous

#287951 #287979 #285179

triadic

#287979 #792879 #797928

tetradic

#287979 #512879 #792828 #517928

square

#287979 #512879 #792828 #517928

split-complementary

#287979 #792851 #795128

monochromatic

#0A1D1D #194B4B #287979 #37A7A7 #55C7C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#287979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#287979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #287979

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##287979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##287979	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#717379

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#646A7A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #287979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 121, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.076 195.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ea09f',
    500: '#287979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #287979;
$custom-light: #6ea09f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#287979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 50.311,
    "l": 31.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52832,
    "c": 0.07641,
    "h": 195.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15506
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#287979

secondary

#AB5252

accent

#4E4EDA

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EDF2F2

border

#C8CCCC

text

#080E0E

muted

#7B7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #287979

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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